1961 Census of Manipur

The 1961 Census of Manipur was a census held in Manipur, India every ten years.

The population of Manipur was counted as 780,037 people. Out of the total population, 514,667 people (about 2/3rd of the total population) live in the valley. Out of the total population, 265,370 persons (about 1/3rd of the total population) live in the surrounding hills. The largest population of Manipur is the Meiteis, also known as the Manipuris.

 Population by districts and subdivisions 
The census data recorded the following information.
 Districts/Subdivisions Headquarters Area (sq. miles)  No. of inhabited places 1961 population  Percentage of area  Percentage of territory population Manipur Imphal  8,628  1,866  780,037  100.00   Imphal West Imphal  - 161  142  178,235 1.87  22.85 Imphal East Imphal  - 131 147 122,655 1.52  15.72  Bishenpur  Bishenpur 196 61  78,853 2.27  10.11  Thoubal Thoubal  200 113  134.924 2.32 17.30  Ukhrul  Ukhrul  1,832 223 48,590 21.23 6.23  Mao & Sadar Hills  Mao 982 368 72,039  11.38  9.24  Tamenglong Tamenglong 1,772 163 36,518 20.54 4.68  Jiribam  Jiribam  264  115 18,126 3.06  2.32  Churachandpur  New Churachandpur  1,738 290  62,418 20.14  8.00  Tengnoupal  Tengnoupal 1,352  244 27,679  15.67  3.55 

 Language data 
In the 1961 census, Meitei language (also known as Manipuri language) speakers account for 64.66 percent of the total population of Manipur. There were 6,466 Meitei native speakers in every 10,000 people of Manipur, as stated in the census reports. Tangkhul and Thadou languages came to the second and the third places, following Meitei. 

 Religious demographics 
In the 1961 census, Hinduism was the largest religion in Manipur. It was followed by 61.68 percent of the total population of Manipur. Around 12.39 percent of the total population didn't have the option to add the names of their religions as not provided by the census authority. So, "others" was their option. 

 References 

 Additional references 
 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.124427/mode/2up
 https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32835/download/36016/51917_1961_ITH.pdf
 http://www.manenvis.nic.in/Database/Demography_2719.aspx?format=Print
 https://books.google.com/books?id=iJn8zQEACAAJ
 https://www.outlookindia.com/national/number-game-how-india-s-major-languages-except-hindi-lost-national-share-since-1961-news-194695

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